The field I'm getting myself into seems pointless to go to school and study for. Photography. Why should I sit in someone else's classroom to learn from text books and power point presentations that failed to make it into the business (or stopped doing what they sought to do in the first place)? I'm a hands on learner and I learn best from doing. Trial and error. Attending workshops from fellow photographers, and maybe some business lessons would make sense, but never to study photography from a teacher that can only show you their viewpoint on the subject. Sure, school can give you access to equipment you'd otherwise never have, but instead of paying for student loans, why not buy yourself some of your own equipment? Or rent them? Learn for yourself? Why should you need a degree to prove your talent?
To me, a degree in photography is worthless. Your passion, talent, and drive will speak for itself as you get your name out there and the style you create for yourself.
Now, I'm not against school entirely. I want my doctors, lawyers, engineers, mathmaticians, teachers, etc. to learn all that they can for their provided careers. But for anything dealing with art, why do you feel you need a degree? You are learning a technique developed for the masses instead of taking the time to develop your own. You are being molded into a cast of something else. It just doesn't make sense to me.
If you have a vision, drive after it. Thousands upon thousands of artists have emerged in the past who literally owned nothing but the shirt on their back and canvas in hand and they were able to leave legacies behind that mold the beauty of history's forgotten past because they had the passion for creation. A lot of them were rejects of society too. But they never let anything stop them from expressing themselves in a unique way. College just won't teach you that passion. You have to own it and BE it.
The world didn't like my plans when I made them. It didn't like the path I chose to walk or the life I dreamed of having and still do. I've been judged, walked on, scolded, ridicouled, talked poorly about [even behind my back by many closest to me], and yet I can still walk strongly forward with head held high and an unbrittled positive attitude. There's this thing that society tries to grab out of you, take control of, and turn it into something that matches the rest of it. Your individulaity. Be brave. Be strong. Don't ever hold yourself back. Don't let everyone's whispers scream in your ear when you are most afraid. Anything is truly possible. Just recognize that there is something huge out against you, everyday. And the best way to own it is to laugh and smile. Nothing can break you then.
BUUUUUUUUTTT ANYWAY. I haaaaaad to get this off my mind before I fell asleep and thought it could be helpful for those feeling the same way I do! I know I can't be the only one.
Good Night World
Brooke
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